The Leftovers' Amy Brenneman: Laurie's "Not So Fragile" Anymore

[WARNING: The following story contains spoilers from Sunday’s episode of The Leftovers. Read at your own risk.]

Amy Brenneman may play a silent character on HBO’s The Leftovers, but the two-time Emmy nominee has plenty to say about her character, Guilty Remnant member Laurie Garvey.

On Sunday’s episode, Laurie and the rest of the G.R. grapples with the fact that someone brutally stoned fellow cult member Gladys (Marceline Hugot) to death. After Laurie has a panic attack, Patti (Ann Dowd) takes Laurie on a road trip, where she tries to quell what she perceives to be Laurie’s wavering commitment to the cause by…